TENURE TRACK FACULTY POSITIONS IN SHELLFISH BIOLOGY/AQUACULTURE AND
MOLECULAR ECOLOGY
University of Washington
School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences
The School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington seeks
applications for two nine-month tenure-track faculty positions at the
Assistant Professor level, effective fall term 2001. Under exceptional
circumstances, qualified candidates at the Associate Professor level may
be considered. The successful applicants will be expected to develop
strong externally funded research programs, and are encouraged to
cultivate scientific collaboration with other academic units at the
University, and with relevant constituents in the Pacific Northwest region
including private industry and local, state, tribal, and federal agencies.
In addition to a strong commitment to undergraduate education including
experiential learning, the School has an active graduate program leading
to MS and PhD degrees. We benefit from generous endowment resources that
provide numerous annual awards to support graduate and undergraduate
students. The School maintains several unique facilities including an
on-campus salmon pond, hatchery, and other finfish research capability,
three active field camps around Bristol Bay, Alaska, several hundred acres
of undeveloped watershed on Hood Canal that contain salmon runs, and a
molecular genetics laboratory. Shellfish research is supported through
several longstanding affiliations including the Friday Harbor Laboratory
(UW), National Marine Fisheries Service logistics and scientific programs
directed at crustacean stocks, and state agency and industry installations
focused on bivalve aquaculture and conservation. The Western Regional
Aquaculture Center, which provides competitive research support across a
spectrum of priority aquaculture topics, is part of the School's
programmatic resources. Start-up funds, laboratory space and facilities
will be available to assist the successful candidates in developing
vigorous externally funded research programs supporting graduate students.
SHELLFISH BIOLOGY AND AQUACULTURE
We seek expertise in biology and aquaculture of marine invertebrates,
principally molluscs and crustaceans, contributing to the School's
existing strengths in ecology, restoration, management, and aquaculture.
Specific research areas of interest include reproduction, genetics,
ecology and environmental effects relating to marine invertebrate
populations, fisheries, and aquaculture operations. Candidates with
interests in disease, nutrition, and physiology will also be considered.
Instructional obligations will involve about three courses per academic
year, and may include a combination of general aquaculture; molluscan and
crustacean biology, culture, and management. Lower division courses in
general ecology and marine biology are also appropriate as the School
builds teaching links to allied scientific departments and programs.
MOLECULAR ECOLOGY
We particularly seek candidates with a record of research in the application
of molecular methods to fisheries management or the conservation biology of
aquatic organisms. Instructional obligations will involve about three
courses per academic year and may include undergraduate instruction in some
combination of ecology, evolution, or conservation genetics, and graduate
instruction in the application of molecular methods to ecology and
conservation biology.
TO APPLY
Qualified individuals will have an earned PhD in related fields above.
Applicants should send, by 16 February 2001, a statement of qualifications
including a synopsis of teaching and research philosophy, curriculum vitae,
reprints of three significant recent publications, and names and contact
information of four references to:
Dr. David Armstrong, Director
School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences
Box 355020
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-5020 USA
For further information about the School and the University please visit our
website at http://www.fish.washington.edu.
The University of Washington is building a culturally diverse faculty and
strongly encourages applications from female and minority candidates. The
University of Washington is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
employer.
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